Suggestions for Alabama Congressional candidates

DRAFT

Below are my suggestions for Alabama Congressional candidates for campaigning against Trump and the MAGA Republican party.

1. Trump

Trump is an 80 year-old power-crazed egomaniac whose overriding motivation is for more power, self-glorification and being the center of the universe, with little regard for what is good or bad for America and the American people.

Trump has a vise grip on the MAGA Republican party that enables Trump to get what he wants, whether good or bad for America and the American people.

Much bad for America and the American people has come from Trump.

To stop the bad coming from Trump, Trump and MAGA needs to be defeated in the 2026 elections.

I challenge my opponent to a debate about this.

2. Immigration

Secure borders are needed and Trump has secured the borders.

As to illegal immigrants in the United States, some Americans want all illegal immigrants (say the number is as high as 20,000,000 illegal immigrants) rounded up and deported, no matter the cost and no matter inhumanity that is inflicted on the illegal immigrants and others.

Other Americans think a better way can be found to handle the matter of illegal immigrants in the United States at this time. I am in favor of finding a better way than rounding up and deporting all illegal immigrants, be it 20,000,000 or some other number. 

I challenge my opponent to discuss this with me in front of the voters. 

3. The economy and inflation

The outbreak of COVID in 2020 was horrendous. There was massive fear and uncertainty, and government and society opted for a significant economic shutdown for addressing the situation. Ramifications from this included massive governmental spending relief to ward off an economic collapse and also lasting disruptions of supply chains. 

On the inflation front, in 2020 the inflation was at about 1.2%, largely due to the economic impacts of the COVID. In 2021 and 2022 inflation went to the 7.0% level, driven by supply chain disruptions and increased demand as the economy began to recover from the pandemic, and thereafter inflation declined to the 3% range as the economy became more stable.

Now the Iran war is causing great uncertainty about increasing prices and risks for the economy.

There is a hundred years or more of history of the government managing or trying to manage up and downs of the economy, and one can be dubious about quick governmental fixes of economic problems. Various things should be explored.

I challenge my opponent to discuss this with me in front of the voters. 

4. Elections

Before 2016 election results in the United States were generally accepted by candidates and voters.

In the 10 years since 2016, Trump has wrongfully caused great doubt to arise about elections and election results, and MAGA Republicans have enabled Trump in this regard.

This doubt that Trump has wrongfully caused is a potent reason that Trump and MAGA need to be decisively defeated in the 2026 elections.

I challenge my opponent to a debate about this in front of the voters. 

[to be continued]